Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Caribbean
Caribbean: Population in moderate or severe food insecurity was 23,212 num th in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
23,212 num th
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
28th
of 35 groups
All-time high
26,777 num th
in 2020
All-time low
23,212 num th
in 2025
Years of data
6
2020–2025
Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Caribbean, 2020–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Caribbean is 23,212 num th, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.3% over ten years.
Caribbean ranks 28th of 35 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 26,777 num th | — |
| 2021 | 23,838 num th | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 24,440 num th | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 23,667 num th | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 23,216 num th | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 23,212 num th | -0.0% |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 25 Niger 13,589 num th compare
- 26 South Africa 13,348 num th compare
- 27 Chad 13,133 num th compare
- 28 Ukraine 12,224 num th compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 12,093 num th compare
- 30 Côte d'Ivoire 11,959 num th
- 31 Indonesia 11,845 num th compare
More agriculture & rural data for Caribbean
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -3.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 5.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 24.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 40.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -11.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing -0.8902 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Caribbean?
- Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Caribbean was 23,212 num th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest population in moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 26,777 num th in 2020.
- What is the lowest population in moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,212 num th in 2025.
- How does Caribbean rank for population in moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Caribbean ranks 28th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population in moderate or severe food insecurity rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Population in moderate or severe food insecurity (thousands of people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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